Le Faou

Le Faou [ lə fʊ ] ( Breton: Ar Faou ) is a municipality in western France in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region. It has 1716 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) and is considered one of the plus beaux villages de France ( most beautiful villages in France ) classified.

Geography

Le Faou located on the eponymous river about 25 kilometers south-east of Brest before the Crozon peninsula in the Rade de Brest, deep in the land projecting bay of the Atlantic.

Attractions

  • Old Town with slate-roofed granite houses from the 16th century.
  • Church of St. Sauveur in the 16th century.
  • Sanctuary of Notre -Dame-de - Rumengol from the 17th century.
Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Locronan Rochefort-en-Terre Saint-Suliac
510315
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